In one work, this philosopher contrasted active spirits with passive ideas and formulated what Gallois called his Master Argument, namely that proposing imaginary objects like books in a closet results in the proposer perceiving them. Another of his works features two limericks about the existence of a tree when no one is around in a quad, arguing that God always perceives it. While his plans to found a college in Bermuda stalled, this man penned a work that attacked the opponents of Anglicanism during a stay in Rhode Island; that work was Alci
In one work, this philosopher contrasted active spirits with passive ideas and formulated what Gallois called his Master Argument, namely that proposing imaginary objects like books in a closet results in the proposer perceiving them. Another of his works features two limericks about the existence of a tree when no one is around in a quad, arguing that God always perceives it. While his plans to found a college in Bermuda stalled, this man penned a work that attacked the opponents of Anglicanism during a stay in Rhode Island; that work was Alciphron. He attacked calculus in The Analyst and is also known for works criticizing John Locke like A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. For 10 points, name this Irish philosopher of Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous.
In one work, this philosopher contrasted active spirits with passive ideas and formulated what Gallois called his Master Argument, namely that proposing imaginary objects like books in a closet results in the proposer perceiving them.
George {Berkeley}, Bishop of Cloyne